Summary
The problem of bed-blocking has invariably been blamed on a lack of care home places or local authorities. In the second part of a Health Wales feature about the problem, councils and care home owners explain their position
LAST month Health Wales examined the impact of bed blocking on Wales' largest NHS trust - Cardiff and Vale.See the full content of this document
Extract
'The Way to Beat Blocking has to Be Realistic Funding '
Among the many reasons given for the ongoing high number of delayed transfers of care - which has resulted in problems getting patients into as well as out of hospital - has been the lack of care home places in the community.
But it was also apparent that the whole system is not equipped to deal with the ageing population and the subsequent demand for acute hospital be...See the full content of this document
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